Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse Explained

Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at 3510 Old Jerusalem Rd, Wantagh, New York in Nassau County, New York. It is owned by Levittown Union Free School District #5. It was built in 1876 and enlarged to three rooms about 1920. It is a T-shaped building with the original section located at the rear. It is a long frame building on a poured concrete foundation and hipped roof with shallow overhanging eaves. The main entrance features a portico.^[1] It is now leased out to a private day care facility.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, and was also listed as a Town of Hempstead Historic Site.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jerusalem District No. 5 Schoolhouse. November 1995. 2010-10-30. John Auwaerter. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016230339/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4747. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying 11 photos.